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c. In the Profile Details window, enter a name for the new profile, then click Add.
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To create a new Ethernet port configuration profile for a specific port on an AP or group of APs:
a. Navigate to Configuration > Wireless > AP Configuration.
b. Select either the AP Group or AP Specific tab. Click the Edit button by name of the AP group or
individual AP you want to configure.
c. In the Profiles list, expand the AP profile menu and select the Ethernet Interface Port Configuration
profile for the Ethernet port number you want to configure.
d. In the Profile Details window, click the Ethernet interface port configuration drop-down list and
select New.
2. Configure the Ethernet Interface Port/ Wired AP Port Configuration profile parameters described in
Table 205.
Parameter Description
Shut Down
Disable the wired AP port.
Remote AP Backup
If enabled, the port of Remote-AP is up for the local connectivity and
troubleshooting when the controller is not reachable and no firewall
policies will be applied.
If disabled, the port would be up for the bridge mode when controllerr is
not reachable, and retains the previous bridge wired port configuration
(if the configuration is applied and persistent).
For split and tunnel modes, the ports would be shutdown when the
controller is not reachable.
Time to wait for
authentication to succeed
Authentication timeout value, in seconds, for devices connecting the AP’s
wired port. The supported range is 1-65535 seconds, and the default
value is 20 seconds.
Spanning Tree Select this checkbox to enable the Spanning Tree protocol.
Table 205: Ethernet Interface Port/ Wired AP Port Configuration Parameters
3. Each Ethernet interface port/wired AP port configuration profile is automatically associated to the wired AP
profile Default. To assign a new wired AP profile to the AP wired port:
a. Click the wired AP profile directly under the Ethernet port profile you are editing.
b. In the Profile Details window, click the Wired AP Profile drop-down list and select a new Wired AP
profile.
4. A new AP wired profile is automatically associated to the Ethernet Interface Link profile Default. To assign a
new Ethernet Interface Link profile to the AP wired port:
a. Click the Ethernet Interface Link profile directly under the Ethernet port profile you are editing.
b. In the Profile Details window, click the Ethernet Interface Link drop-down list and select a new
Ethernet Interface Link profile.
5. By default, there is no AAA profile associated with an AP wired port profile. To assign an AAA profile to the
AP wired port:
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